GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| demented | mad |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| implode | to burst inward |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |